Can you edit with cat command?

Excuse me, I'm curious to know if you're familiar with using the cat command for editing purposes? I've heard of using it to concatenate or view file contents, but I'm wondering if there's a way to directly edit files using the cat command, or if perhaps there's a misconception here. Could you clarify this for me, please? Is there a specific technique or combination of commands that achieves this, or does editing typically involve using other tools like nano, vim, or sed? Thank you for your time and expertise on this matter.